Direction-indicator.



1. L. CARVER.

DIRECTION INDICATOR.

APPLICATION FILED H18. 2. l9l6.

1,295,301 Patented Feb. 25, 1919.

INVENTOR ATTORNEY JAMES L. GAnvEmor wicinra, KANSAS.

DIRECTION-INDICATOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 25, 1919.

Application filed February 2; 1916. Serial No. 75,755.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JAMES L. Gmnvnn, a citizen of the United States, residlng at \Vichita, in the county of vSedgwick and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Direction-Indicators, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has relation to certainnew and useful improvements in direction indicators and has for its primary object, the provision of a direction indicator which will be especially adapted for use upon motor vehicles and the like.

The invention has for another object, the rovision of a direction indicator which will include the novel arrangement of separate lights within a single case for indicating the direction in which the vehicle is to be turned.

The invention has for a further object, the provision of a direction indicator of the above stated character, including a-main divided casing, a light within each compartment of the divided casing, and means for controlling each light separately from a single battery.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention resides in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more specifically set forth, pointed out in the appended claim and shown in the drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a rear elevationof a motor vehicle with my invention applied thereto,

Fig. 2 is an elevation of the lights removed,

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the device, at right angles to Fig. 2, and,

Fig. 4 is a horizontal detail section on the plane of line 44 of Fig. 2 looking in the direction indicated by the arrow.

Referring more particularly to the drawings in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views 1 designates the main casing which is divided into right and left compartments 2 and which has a, front glass 3 secured against the rear face of the front metallic plate 4 by a spring 5 or other suitable means. The front metallic plate 4 is provided with suitable openings to represent the letters R and L to the right and left sides respectively of the outer side of said casing 1. The openings are designated by the numeral 6 and it will be readily seen by referring to Figs. 2 and 4 that the letters R and L, standing for the words right and left respectively, are to either side of the vertical partition 7 which divides the main casing 1 into the two compartments 2, previously mentioned. It Will be understood that the front of the main casing is open and the edge8 of the said open end is bent. over to hold the front metallic plate 4 in proper position.

The separate lights or bulbs 9 are held in the compartments 2 and supported in proper position by the rear plate 10 of the mam casing 1, within which the stem'or the li hts 0r bulbs are secured, as shown at 11. he

rear plate 10 is also provided with a suitable flange 12 around its edge, by means of which said rear plate 10 may be readily secured in a suitable manner to the body of said mainv casing 1.

A suitable bracket of conventional form and designated by the-numeral 13 is secured to the outer face of the rear plate 10 and secured in adjustable position upon the sup: orting standard 14 by means of a suitable set screw 15 or the like. The lower end of the supporting standard 14 is offset and preferably squared, as designated by the numeral 16, in order that the supporting standard 14 may be secured in a stationary bracket 17 carried upon the rear of a motor vehicle, as shown in Fig.1 of the drawings, it being understood that the supporting standard 14 is held against rotation in some suitable manner in the stationary bracket 17.

An auxiliary casing 18 is secured in a suitable manner, as shown at 19 to the bottom of the main casing 1 and provided with a transparent member 20 in its open front face to expose the usual tail light positioned in said auxiliary casing 18 and having its stem 21 extending through the rear of said auxiliary casing 18 to receive conducting wires from the opposite poles of a battery or other source of electric energy, as will be readily understood by those familiarwith this art.

The lamps or bulbs 9 are connected with the opposite poles of a single battery 22 in such a manner as to provide a separate circuit for each lamp or bulb 9, as will now be described. The wires 23 and 24 are connected with the lamp or bulib 9 for illuminating the letter R, the. wire 23 being connected directly to one pole of the battery 22 while the wire 24 leads to the contact point 25 of the switch 26 for closing the circuit for this lamp or-bulb. The switch 26 has connected thereto a second wire '27 which connects with the remaining pole of the battery by means of the wire 28.1eading from the same to the opposite lamp or bulb 9. The last mentioned lamp or bulb 9 also has connected therewith a wire 29 leading to one point 30 of a switch 31 which also connects with a wire 32. The wire 32 returns to the battery 22 by connecting .with the wire 23 leading to the first mentioned pole of the battery 22.- It will therefore be seen that each lamp or light is controlled separately and placed in a separate circuit, although both lamps or bulbs 9 are arranged to receive the current from the same battery 22 or other source of electric energy.

From the foregoing it will be readily seen that the two lamps for indicating the direction in which the vehicle is to be turned may be readily controlled by the operator, by means of the electric switches 26 and 31, to notify parties approaching from the rear of the direction .in which the vehicle is to be turned. It will also be understood that if desired, the tail light may be connected with the battery 22 in a suitable and well known manner. It is believed unnecessary however to illustrate this connection.

' While the preferred embodiment of the invention, has been shown and described it will be understood that many minor changes in the details of construction, and arrangement of parts may be resorted to within the scope of the appended claim Without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacr1 0 ing any of the advantages of the same.

I cla1m:

Ina direction indicator, the combination with a vertical supporting post, of a circular casing, open at both ends and tapered inwardly toward the rear end thereof, a -re movable plate closingthe rear end of the casing and provided with an inwardly dibehind said indicating plate and a split expansible ring arranged'behind said transparent plate and held against sliding movement in the casing by the tapered wall of the latter.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES L. GARVER. Witnesses:

GEO. J. GARVE J. E. 0001:. 

